George Hicks: DB · Washington State · #18.
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George Hicks
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Washington State. On tape: 10 tackles against BYU, Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington State | 65 | 45 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 19 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Washington State | 31 | 22 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 124 | 89 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-26vs Utah State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-24vs Portland State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-45vs USC | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24@ Utah | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-6@ California | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs Oregon State | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Stanford | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-21vs BYU | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-21@ Arizona State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-38@ No. 5 Oregon | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-18vs Arizona | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-13@ Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 42 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 31-24
vs Oregon State
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL65 tackles · 2 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
53.6%
452 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
65 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Washington State, 124 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich, and Jake Dickert. Multi-era developmental context.
